Otago_University_(soccer)

Otago University AFC

Otago University AFC

Football club

Otago University AFC is a semi-professional association football club in Dunedin, New Zealand. The Men's First team competes in the Southern Premier League and has previously competed in the Southern League.[1] The Women's First Team competes in the Women's South Island League.[2]

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The club is affiliated with the Otago University Students' Association, and not directly affiliated to the University of Otago in Dunedin, New Zealand; it is one of the oldest clubs associated with the University of Otago, established in 1939.[3] They are based at Logan Park in an area immediately beside the university campus,[4] and play their home fixtures at the nearby Caledonian Ground. The men's first team also participates in the Chatham Cup, New Zealand's premier knockout tournament. The Women's First team competes in the Kate Sheppard Cup. As a member of Southern Football, the club was also affiliated with Southern United of the New Zealand Football Championship.

The clubs best run in the Chatham Cup was in 2014 where they made it to the final 16[5] before losing 0–1 to Dunedin Technical.[6][7] However in the 2021 edition, the club made the quarter-finals for the first time, facing North Shore United away.[8]

The club strip is traditionally the Otago region colours of blue and varsity gold, the away strip is traditionally baby blue.

Photo of the first Otago University Football Team, 1886
Otago University Men's first XI, 2014 wearing home strip

References

  1. [1]
    "Southern League teams confirmed". New Zealand Football. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
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    "Football South - Federation Premierships". Football South. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
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    "Otago University". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
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    "About The Club". Otago University Football Club. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
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    "Football: Chatham Cup quarter-final spot at stake in Caledonian match". Otago Daily Times. 28 June 2014. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
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    "Football: Tech into Chatham Cup quarter-finals". Otago Daily Times. 30 June 2014. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
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    "New Zealand 2013/14 Chatham Cup". RSSSF. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
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    "Far-away quarter final means time to fire up sausage sizzle". Otago Daily Times. 14 July 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021.


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